The Power of MythNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An extraordinary book that reveals how the themes and symbols of ancient narratives continue to bring meaning to birth, death, love, and war. The Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people—including Star Wars creator George Lucas. To Campbell, mythology was the “song of the universe, the music of the spheres.” With Bill Moyers, one of America’s most prominent journalists, as his thoughtful and engaging interviewer, The Power of Myth touches on subjects from modern marriage to virgin births, from Jesus to John Lennon, offering a brilliant combination of intelligence and wit. From stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome to traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity, a broad array of themes are considered that together identify the universality of human experience across time and culture. An impeccable match of interviewer and subject, a timeless distillation of Campbell’s work, The Power of Myth continues to exert a profound influence on our culture. |
Contents
MYTH AND THE MODERN WORLD | 1 |
THE JOURNEY INWARD | 44 |
THE FIRST STORYTELLERS | 86 |
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adventure animal archetypal beautiful become BETTY SUE FLOWERS Bill Moyers body Buddha buffalo called child Christ Christian circle comes compassion consciousness culture death divinity dragon dream earth eating energy eternity example experience father female field Finnegans Wake following your bliss Garden Gawain George Lucas give Goddess gods goes Grail happens heart heaven hero human hunter hunting idea Indians Indra Jesus Joseph Campbell kill kind living Luke Skywalker male marriage mean meditation metaphor mind monster mother motif MOYERS mystery mythic mythology myths nature Odysseus Osiris peak experiences person plant problem psychological realize relationship religion represents ritual sense serpent shaman Shiva simply society spiritual Star Wars story suffering symbolic talk tell theme There's thing thought Tiresias tradition transcendent transformation tree troubadours universe Upanishads virgin birth What's whole woman wonderful Yahweh young